From kyped brown trout, lake-dwelling rainbow and brook trout and crazy numbers of smallmouth bass and native sea-run and inland cutthroat to spawning-bound salmon and the hallowed wild and native steelhead, Oregon is the place for great flyfishing. Gary Weber's all-new Flyfisher's Guide to Oregon details these outstanding fishing opportunities like no other guidebook on the market. Weber covers the hot spots and lesser known fisheries with personal experiences, history, effective techniques for both trout and anadromous species, appropriate gear and flies, access points, nearby fly shops, and much more. His stunning visuals paint the full picture of the fishing in this gorgeous state. From mainstays like the Owyhee, Deschutes, North Umpqua and Sandy rivers to lesser known jewels like the Malheur and John Day rivers, Weber has put in the river-time so that you can get down to business. Many more tributaries, lakes and reservoirs are covered. Weber is a veteran Oregon writer who has covered the state's flyfishing opportunities for years. This book comes standard with Wilderness Adventures Press' precise and detailed full-color maps, with GPS coordinates for all access points, boat ramps, and parking areas, along with access roads, public land and more. As Lefty once said: "If someone can't find locations from these maps - they need to stay home." Whether you're an Oregon lifer or new to the state, get an edge with this all-new guidebook.

There has never been a comprehensive statewide guide written specifically for flyfishers in Oregon. This state is a flyfisher's paradise, with blue-ribbon water spreading from the coastal steelhead rivers all the way to the lakes and rivers in the eastern desert. Oregon also features one of the highest distributions of flyfishers per capita in the United States, and most of the best water is within easy driving distance of major cities. Written in the unique format that has made the Wilderness Adventures Flyfisher's Guide Series the best sporting series on the market, this guide provides detailed descriptions of the water, with accurate maps and hatch charts, along with fly shop contacts for each area, motels, restaurants, etc. Flyfisher's Guide to Oregon will be the standard reference for flyfishers in years to come.

This is an updated edition of the best-selling guide book, with additional waters covered.

Spectacular photography and in-depth local knowledge highlight these useful fly-fishing guides; many fly-fishers are enjoying the enormously popular "Blue-Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide" series. Each full-color book is filled with information on the fly-fishing in a particular state, including: successful techniques; productive flies and their patterns; hatch information; reading water; fish species; conservation issues; fly plates; local resources; map; and so much more. Useful and attractive, these guides are perfect for both visiting and local anglers.

Updated and expanded version of the award-winning and best-selling guidebook to Oregon's premier fishing river.

Updated and in a smaller size! The ultimate book for Oregon anglers! "Oregon River Maps & Fishing Guide" features detailed maps and that's only the beginning. *Detailed Fishing Maps, Including: *River Access *Boat Launches *Salmon and Steelhead Run Times *Insect hatches *Fishing Techniques *Knots & Tackle Guide *Services & Accommodations for Anglers and much more... Whether you're casting from the bank or fishing from a boat,"Oregon River Maps & Fishing Guide" tells you where to be and when to be there. Learn the secrets of Oregon's best rivers, including the "insider" information you need to experience the very best fishing Oregon has to offer. We've included updated phone and email information for the essential services and accommodations specific to the needs of fishermen. Keep one in your car and another in your office, so you can always access the information you need, when you need it.

From the bestselling author of Saban, 4th and Goal, and Sowbelly comes the thrilling, untold story of the quest for the world record tarpon on a fly rod—a tale that reveals as much about Man as it does about the fish. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, something unique happened in the quiet little town on the west coast of Florida known as Homosassa. The best fly anglers in the world—Lefty Kreh, Stu Apte, Ted Williams, Tom Evans, Billy Pate and others—all gathered together to chase the same Holy Grail: The world record for the world’s most glamorous and sought-after fly rod species, the tarpon. The anglers would meet each morning for breakfast. They would compete out on the water during the day, eat dinner together at night, socialize and party. Some harder than others. The world record fell nearly every year. But records weren’t the only things that were broken. Hooks, lines, rods, reels, hearts and marriages didn’t survive, either. The egos involved made the atmosphere electric. The difficulty of the quest made it legitimate. The drugs and romantic entaglements that were swept in with the tide would finally make it all veer out of control. It was a confluence of people and place that had never happened before in the world of fishing and will never happen again. It was a collision of the top anglers and the top species of fish which would lead to smashed lives for nearly all involved, man and fish alike. In Lords of the Fly, Burke, an obsessed tarpon fly angler himself, delves into this incredible moment. He examines the growing popularity of the tarpon, an amazing fish has been around for 50 million years, can live to 80 years old and can grow to 300 pounds in weight. It is a massive, leaping, bullet train of a fish. When hooked in shallow water, it produces “immediate unreality,” as the late poet and tarpon obsessive, Richard Brautigan, once described it. Burke also chronicles the heartbreaking destruction that exists as a result—brought on by greed, environmental degradation and the shenanigans of a notorious Miami gangster—and how all of it has shaped our contemporary fishery. Filled with larger-than-life characters and vivid prose, Lords of the Fly is not only a must read for anglers of all stripes, but also for those interested in the desperate yearning of the human condition.